Opinion
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OPINION: Junkyard in the sky?
Your views of the havens at night might be interrupted by non-heavenly objects passing by your binoculars.
DOUG O: Who is he?
Doug Okuniewicz is running for District 2, Seat B of the Idaho assembly as a Republican. He is not what his website claims him to be.
JACOBSEN: For limited government
Help us to elect Elizabeth Jacobsen for Kootenai County Commissioner. Jacobsen stands for limited government, she opposes URDs and she won’t raise your property taxes. Do NOT re-elect Chris Fillios and Bill Brooks.…
TRUMP: Crumbling in crisis
The way Trump is handling the COVID-19 epidemic is committing murder. Anyone who supports what he is doing is complicit. Anyone who ignores Governor Little’s orders is complicit. Denying the threat, denying supplie…
CHURCH: Honking good idea
To Pastor Remington and others around the area, there is an alternative to closed encounters of the spiritual kind. At the Baptist Church of Kellogg Pastor Mike Terry has set up a system of tapping into an FM radio…
PRECAUTIONS: Who not to follow
An open letter to Ammon Bundy, Heather Scott (State Rep) and all others who follow their thinking.
Dear John: We’re gonna miss you
Rolling Stone called him “one of America’s great songwriters.” Yet many of America’s great song lovers don’t even know the name John Prine.
OPINION: Trump is America’s cheerleader-in-chief for the coronavirus pandemic
President Trump is facing substantial criticism for failing to launch an all-out federal effort to protect the country from the coronavirus pandemic. Many have questioned whether he has a coherent national strategy…
LETTERS: A double delight
I couldn’t agree more with two letters to the editor on Saturday.
LAKE: Wake-up call
From the shore, Lake Coeur d’Alene is looking serene and beautiful as always.
CHURCHES: Common sense sermon
Because some Christians believe the government is trying to control the church during the coronavirus pandemic, they’re choosing to continue holding church services.
VIRUS: Bring out your best
Saturday, a cashier barked at me to step back because I was too close to the fellow in front of me. Later, a young couple were crossing the street at a crosswalk. As I slowed, the gentleman self-indulgently insiste…
SHERIFF: Who dares to lead?
My observation of the four Republican candidates during the COVID-19 pandemic affecting our country.
SHERIFF: Appeal to Cd’A doctor
Below is my response to Dr. Robert J. Burnett’s letter, “Officials’ comments threaten others’ health”, as published on April 5, 2020, in the Bonner County Daily Bee.
MESSAGE: Love your neighbor
In the Gospel of Mark, Jesus gave two great commandments.
Health corridor focus getting clearer now
Monday’s front page, upper-right corner Spokesman-Review headline was directed at some North Idaho residents.